noun.
An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
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noun.
getting two things to correspond
Word Usage
"My take on this is: I don't like the phrase 'balancing work and family' and the reason is because it sets up this idea for me of the scales of justice where one side is work, one side family, and they get equal time."